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J. W. MAXWELL. MACHINE FOR FOLDING POWDERS.

No. 102,568. Patented May '3, 1870.

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Letters Patent No. 102,568, dated May 3, 1870.

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I, Josnrn W. MAXWELL, of the city of Louisville,

county of Jefferson, and State of Kentucky, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Filling and Folding Sedlitz or other Powders, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of my invention consists iii the simple combination of machinery adapted to the purpose of material, but as this is frequently to be changed, theremay be another small slide placed on the under side of the last named, with the end turned up so as to enter the hole, and, by means of an adjustable set screw, may be set so as to graduate the powder toany required quantity, and is kept-from dropping out until the proper time by means of a box or match-slide on theunder side, on which it works close down.

The latter slide has a discharge-pipe at the end, and'at the proper time the first-named slide moves over the discharge-pipe and deposits the powder from the hole into the paper below, which is delivered to. the machine from a spool in a sliding frame at theend of the machine, the bottom or base of which is made to be extended or drawn out when in operation.

Said spool, with the paper, is held up by'a spiral against the sharp edge of a piece of wood or trigger, by means of which the paper is creased in the center in order to facilitate its folding in the proper place, and, as it passes into the wooden guide and through the folders, the powder is (hopped in behind at intervals before the paper closes up, andis afterward drawn through the wooden guide by the rolls in front, driven by gearing, while the edges are being turned down by the folders on the guide as it passes onto the rolls, by which it is drawn through the proper length and then made to rest, by means of teeth removed from the driving-wheel, until the powder is cut off by means of shears in front of the rolls, after which the powder is caughtbythe prongs of the end-folder and forced into the folding-box, the springs of which turn the ends down as it enters the box, where it is held firmly by the block in the box, which is made to press against it by means of a weight attached to a cord passing orcr a pulley in the bottom of the box, which is made of wood with steel springs at the sides, on the ends of which there are small pieces of wood made in a triangular shape so as to project over the insidcof the box, and, as the prongs of the folding-yoke force the powder into the box, the ends are turned down by them.

The above folding-yoke is simply :1 smmro yoke with two prongs on the top wo king hp into the foldin'gbox, and operated by means of a cam somewhat in the shape of a triangle on the driving-shaft.

Having thus fully described the nature of'my invention, I will proceed to describe it more fully by reference to the drawings, -'in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine completc.

Figure 2 is a view of that part showing the folders and guide.

A is the wooden base or platform.

B is the extension-slide.

G and M are the frame for the spool.

D is the spool. g

G is a wooden trigger for creasing the paper.

E is a spiral spring pressing the spool and paper. up against the trigger G.

F is the paper as delivered from the spooi.

Iris-the hopper in which the material is deposited.

H is the slide working under it.

' I is a hole in said slide for the purpose of graduating the quantity in each powder, which may be changed by another graduating slide closing up the hole I more or less.

K is the box or match-slide in which the-slide H works.

J is the discharge-pipe through which the powder is dropped in the paper F below.

0 is the pitman by which the slide H is operated.

N is the frame to which the machinery is attached.

D is a wooden guide through which the paper passes. D, D are the folders on the guide.

E is the thumb-screw for adjusting the guide.

A -is a frame in? which the gearing of the machine is attache d.

l P is the principal wheel transmitting motion to the machine.

R R are rolls through which the paper passes, completing the process of folding the paper and pressing the powder.

Q is a small wheel by which motion is transmitted to the wheels 1 1, one side of which is blank, causing the machine to rest while the powder is being cut on";

D is a crank by which the slide H is operated.

S is a small guideto keep the paper in its properplace while being cut off.

- U is the blade of the shears which cuts it.

C is the spring which replaces the shears.

V is the arm by which they are operated.

'l '1 are miter-wheels by which the machine is driven.

G is the crank by which they are operated.

X is a sliding frame working on the bottom of the machine, the upperpart of which is open.

Y is a square yoke working in the last-named frame.

Z is the end-folder on top of said yoke.

invention, its operation is simply that of depositing the material-to be used in the hopper L, after which pass the end of the paper Fthrough the guide and folders into the rolls R B, by which it will be caught and drawn through and cut off and folded complete by 'turning the crank 0 therefore,

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the sliding flame or case B, the frame 0, the trigger G, and the spiral spring E, the frame M, and the spool D, for delivering the paper, substantially as and for the pu pose set forth.

2. 'The combination of the hopper L, the slides H and K, the graduating hole I, the pipe :J, and the pitman 0, the folders I) D", the wooden, guide D, and the heme N, and base A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the frame A, the rolls R R, the wheels I P and Q, the crank D, and the shears U, the guide S, and miter-wheels T T, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The sliding .fi'ame X, the yoke J, the end-folder Z,'-the cam W, and crank 0, the folding-box and stand B, the springs A, the block B, and the front rest A, substantially as and for the pnrpbse herein set forth; JOSEPH W. MAXWELL,

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